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Skills

Coding Languages R, Stata, Python, Stan, JAGS

Decision sciences Decision modeling, economic evaluation, preferences elicitation, uncertainty assessment, disease modeling

Data Analysis Generalized linear models & methods for causal inference; Complex structures; Bayesian regression; Spatial analysis of epidemiological data; Supervised learning

Data visualization. Data storytelling and scientific communication

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Enrique M. Saldarriaga

Health Economist. PE Fellow, Div. STD Prevention, CDC

Education

University of Washington

PhD in Health Economics

Seattle, WA

2022

Dissertation: The Value of using local data to allocate resources to fight the HIV Epidemic. Case of study in Atlanta, Georgia

University Cayetano Heredia

MS Epidemiology

Lima, Peru

2015

Thesis: Income-Elasticity of Body Mass Index across categories of wealth

University of the Pacific

BS Economics

Lima, Peru

2011

Thesis: Cost-benefit analysis of enhancing the primary care in Peru

Positions

Prevention Effectiveness Fellow (Incoming)

Division of STD Prevention, CDC

Atlanta, GA

Aug. 2022 -

Research Assistant

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Sep. 2017 – Jun. 2022

Conducted supervised independent research in economic evaluation of competing alternatives for healthcare, mathematical modeling of cervical cancer and HIV, preferences elicitation, econometric modeling, spatial analysis and disease mapping of infectious diseases.

Researcher

School of Public Health, University Cayetano Heredia

Lima, Peru

Jul. 2014 – Mar. 2017

Conducted economic evaluations of new technologies for screening and treatment of sexually transmitted disease and public policy analysis of the healthcare system.

Selected Publications

Finding and treating early-stage HIV infections: A cost-effectiveness analysis of the Sabes study in Lima, Peru.

The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 2022 Aug 1;12:100281

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2022

Ulrich A, Adamson B, Saldarriaga EM, et al.

Assessing payers’ preferences for Real World Evidence in the United States: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Value in Health. 2022 Mar 1;25(3):443–50.

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2022

Saldarriaga, EM, Hauber, B, Carlson, JJ, Barthold, D, Veenstra, DL, Devine, B

HIV-prevalence mapping using Small Area Estimation in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique at the first sub-national level

Annals of Global Health. 2021;87(1)

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2021

Saldarriaga, EM

Selected manuscripts under review or preparation

Cost-effectiveness analysis of various ways to allocate healthcare resources at the local level using prevalent cases of HIV as a proxy for needs. Case of study in Atlanta, Georgia (Dissertation aim)

In preparation

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Saldarriaga EM, Barnabas R, Zimmermann M, et al.

Using sociodemographic and political data to identify COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy predictors in the US

In preparation

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Saldarriaga EM

Estimating HIV-prevalence point estimates and uncertainty bounds at the zip code level using existing data. Case of study in Atlanta, Georgia.

Submitted

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Saldarriaga EM, Basu A.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant in the Certificate in Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The CHOICE Institute, University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2020 - 2022

Lecturer in Economics

School of Public Health, University Cayetano Heredia

Lima, Peru

2015 - 2016

Teaching Asssistant in Microeconomics and Econometrics

School of Economics, University of the Pacific

Lima, Peru

2010 - 2014

Honors

Schoolwide Outstanding Dissertation Award. School of Pharmacy

University of Washington

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2022

3 Minute Thesis Competition Grand Prize Winner

University of Washington

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2022

Lusted Award Winner for Outstanding Presentation in Quantitative Methods and Theoretical Developments

43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)

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2021

2021 Louis Sr. and Marilyn Garrison Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics

The CHOICE Institute, University of Washington.

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2021

Service

Reviewer Journal of Biomedical Informatics & Value in Health Regional Issues

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2020 -

Graduate student representative in the School of Pharmacy Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council (DEIC)

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2020 - 2022

Student representative in the CHOICE Institute PhD Admission Committee

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2020

President of the University of Washington’s ISPOR Student Chapter

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2019